Clinical Trials

Clinical trials are research studies designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new drugs or treatment strategies. The information gained from clinical trials is essential for improving survival, improving quality of life, and leading to higher standards of care.

Learn more about available clinical trials offered by UF neurosurgeons

Brain Tumor Research

With the goal of curing brain tumors, the neurosurgeons and scientists at the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida are focused on research into the basic causes of brain tumors.

The Center is fortunate to have one of the world’s foremost stem cell biologists on the faculty, Brent A. Reynolds, PhD. He holds 16 US patents related to neural stem cells, and his lab is working on the development of stem cell specific assays, and understanding the role that stem cells play in tumor initiation and metastasis.

UF neurosurgeons are involved in ongoing basic, translational research and numerous clinical trials, which are available to patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors. Clinical trials underway at the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida are available through UF-developed studies, industry sponsored research and various consortia for patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors. These include studies involving treatment, support, quality of life and outcomes.

These clinical trials are combined with basic and translational research with the goal of speeding patient access to the latest treatment advances.

In addition, the Preston A. Wells, Jr. Center for Brain Tumor Therapy at the University of Florida is one of only a handful of places nationwide with the state-of-the-art Laser-Enabled Analysis and Processing (LEAP) system used for cell and tissue analysis. This advanced technology can be used to enable new approaches to purifying cell populations, as well as laser-based delivery of molecules to important cell types for research in regenerative medicine and drug discovery.

Additional Clinical Trial Web Sites

• ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials conducted in the United States and around the world.
• The Florida Cancer Clinical Trial Matching Service offers patients, caregivers and health care professionals up-to-date information about cancer clinical trials in Florida and throughout the United States.
• The National Cancer Institute's registry of available clinical trials, clinical trial results, and educational materials.

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